Administrative Proceedings

Our attorneys represent health care providers and entities in state and federal administrative matters. This encompasses all governmental proceedings occurring outside of a courtroom. While administrative proceedings often call for a collaborative approach that involves working with the relevant government agency to arrive at a mutually agreeable result, in some cases, a more adversarial approach is necessary. 

Experienced Health Care Counsel for All Types of Administrative Proceedings

Administrative proceedings involve a broad range of matters in front of state and federal authorities and often expand to issues beyond those that are specific to the health care industry. As a result, navigating any particular administrative proceeding requires intimate familiarity with the rules, regulations, and procedures involved. 

Our practice encompasses all types of administrative proceedings that impact health care providers and entities. This includes, but is by no means limited to:

• Appeals
• Audits and investigations
• Complaints
• Consent agreements, decrees, and orders
• Disciplinary actions
• Fact-finding conferences
• Licensure
• Permitting

Whether you are in the process of starting a health care practice or you are at risk of losing your ability to practice, we can help. Some representative examples of authorities we have worked with on behalf of our clients include:

• U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (including the Air Pollution Control Board and Water Control Board)
• Virginia Department of Health (DOH)
• Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) and all DHP Boards (i.e. Board of Dentistry, Board of Medicine, and Board of Pharmacy)
• Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)
• Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS)
• Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) (including the Bureau of Insurance)